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March 18, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

In a press release yesterday, district attorneys in both Los Angeles County and San Francisco announced a joint worker protection action against Handy Technologies, Inc., alleging that the housekeeping and home-services company had misclassified tens of thousands of California-based cleaning workers as independent contractors. The complaint, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, rests on California’s […]

The (Other) Major Victory for London Uber Drivers: Supreme Court Clarifies “Working Time”

Feb 19, 2021 Benjamin Sachs

As has been widely reported, the British Supreme Court ruled today that London Uber drivers are “workers,” and not independent contractors, within the meaning of British law. Accordingly, these drivers are entitled to a host of British employment law protections including the national minimum wage and paid annual leave. The decision on employment status is […]

What’s Next for California Drivers’ Challenge to Prop. 22?

Feb 19, 2021 Zachary Sorenson

Four app-based drivers and the SEIU are challenging Prop. 22, the California ballot initiative passed last year that exempts app-based drivers from state employment law and reclassifies them as independent contractors. They argue the initiative is unconstitutionally broad and impermissibly constrains both the legislature and courts. After the California Supreme Court declined to hear the […]

February 4, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

Today, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh testifies before the Senate Health Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on his nomination to become the next Secretary of Labor. Despite his reputation as a card-carrying union member, Walsh also has developed close ties with business interests during his time as mayor, easing his path to confirmation in a closely […]

January 13, 2021
News & Commentary

Jon Levitan

The fight over California’s Prop 22 – which made permanent Uber and Lyft’s misclassification of their workers – is not over. A group of gig workers and unions, led by the SEIU, have filed suit in California seeking to overturn the initiative, saying that it violates the state’s constitution. According to the complaint, the California […]

January 7, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

A shameful attack on American democracy dominated the headlines yesterday, as hundreds of right-wing protesters-turned-rioters, incited by President Trump, stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in an effort to prevent lawmakers from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. The attack, which left four dead, delayed the certification vote by several hours. Legislators reassembled shortly […]

November 20, 2020
News & Commentary

Randon Herrera

The pandemic is causing healthcare workers to leave the profession, the New York Times reports. According to the NYT report, many doctors and nurses are retiring early or seeking other work because of conditions created by the pandemic. Some are concerned for their own health, while others are emotionally drained from administering care during the […]

October 29, 2020
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

On Wednesday, rideshare drivers lost their case in California state court to restrict Uber from using its app to disseminate political messaging in favor of Proposition 22, a ballot measure bankrolled by several rideshare companies to reverse California’s decision to reclassify drivers as employees. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer held that drivers failed […]

October 27, 2020
News & Commentary

Zachary Boullt

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. You can read OnLabor’s discussion of her history on workers’ issues on the Seventh Circuit here. You can read OnLabor’s discussion of her textualism as it relates to her Kleber decision here. Bloomberg Law has received more information on the whistleblower complaint regarding the […]

Moving Beyond App Drivers: Exotic Dancers, a Gig Worker Success Story

Oct 5, 2020 Kate Griffith and Emma LoMastro

The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to expand the number of workers who businesses can classify as independent contractors represents the agency’s latest attempt to reduce company accountability for employment conditions. The rule further fuels the ongoing debate about the exemption of employment protections for “independent contractors.” When it comes to the independent contractor […]

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March 18, 2021

The (Other) Major Victory for London Uber Drivers: Supreme Court Clarifies “Working Time”

What’s Next for California Drivers’ Challenge to Prop. 22?

February 4, 2021

January 13, 2021

January 7, 2021

November 20, 2020

October 29, 2020

October 27, 2020

Moving Beyond App Drivers: Exotic Dancers, a Gig Worker Success Story